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Base64 Encode a File

_LANGUAGE_ to Base64 encode the contents of a file.

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Unicode C++
#include <CkFileAccessW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    //  Get the contents of a file into a base64 encoded string:
    CkFileAccessW fac;
    const wchar_t *strBase64 = fac.readBinaryToEncoded(L"c:/data/something.pdf",L"base64");
    if (fac.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",fac.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  Now write the string to a file:
    success = fac.WriteEntireTextFile(L"c:/data/something_pdf_base64.txt",strBase64,L"us-ascii",false);
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",fac.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Success!\n");
    }